Howe set many records during his lengthy career, including being a 23-time NHL All-Star. He was the recipient of the NHL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

Howe is the only player to have actively played the sport professionally in five decades and technically, stretched his playing time to six decades when he signed a one-game contract with the Detroit Vipers of the IHL in 1997.

According to WWJ, Howe suffered a significant stroke in October 2014. He received stem-cell treatment in Mexico as part of his recovery process.

The 36-year-old, who was the No. 1 draft pick in 1998, spent most of his career with the Tampa Bay Lightning, winning the Stanley Cup in 2004. He also was awarded the Maurice Richard Trophy for being the league's top goal-scorer in 2006-07.

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But things changed in 2013 when he signed with the Philadelphia Flyers, where he struggled. According to the Sports Quotient, he appeared in only seven games this season and said he planned to retire before he was traded to the Kings. There, he did well, with 10 goals and seven assists.

"I always had that confidence deep down that I could still do well, so it was great," Lecavalier said.

The Kings' season ended last week with a first-round playoff loss to the San Jose Sharks.

"It was a great team, and I know they're going to win again, just by the way they act and by the leadership group and the talent they have," he said.

Lecavalier said he plans to head back to Tampa with his wife and children.

The glitch happened Saturday night after the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ottawa Senators.

Cheering hockey fans were exiting the building and using the escalator when the staircase suddenly started to accelerate.

People were thrown from the speeding escalator and crashed into each other as they reached the bottom floor. Some jumped over the side of the escalator.

"(The) escalator got a little excited about the Flyers win too," Meghan McGreevy wrote on Facebook after posting a video of the human pile-up.

Fortunately, no one was seriously injured.

Ike Richman, owner of the Flyers and the Wells Fargo Center, issued a statement to WVIT:

“We immediately closed it down to protect our patrons and notified the operator. We are working with the operator on investigating this incident. We did not use that particular escalator during (Saturday's Philadelphia 76ers) game. We expect it to be working in time for Tuesday's Sixers game, which is our next event.”

Escalator got a little excited about the flyers win too...#flyers #philadelphiaPosted by Meghan McGreevy on Saturday, April 2, 2016

The fan, identified by the Rangers as Vinny, wanted to take a girl named Catherine to prom. During Monday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, he held a sign that said “Zucc! If you give me your stick, she'll go to prom with me!”

He was asking for help from Rangers forward Mats Zuccarello. The player didn't disappoint. He signed his hockey stick and gave it to Vinny.

Of all sports, the atmosphere at a hockey game is arguably the most electric.

Games are fast-paced, suspenseful and occasionally raucous because of a fight here and there. Fan engagement is at a high level because of how close seats are. And when there's a hat trick, the ice is covered in cranium covers.